Prevalência de uso das academias ao ar livre e fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde Associados em adultos de Uruguaiana-RS

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of outdoor academies (AAL) by residents near the sites and associated sociodemographic and health factors in the city of Uruguaiana-RS. Four AALs were distributed in different areas of the urban area of the city. A total of 431 adults (66.82% females) aged 18-87 years selected in a multiphasic probabilistic manner, considering a radius of 500 meters in the vicinity of each AAL. Information on the use of AAL for the practice of PA, sociodemographic and health indicators were collected by interview in the participants' homes. The data were described and associations of sociodemographic and health variables with the use of AAL were analyzed with the chi- square test for heterogeneity and linear trend, adopting a level of significance of 5%.

Approximately one-third of the sample (30.4%; 95% CI: 26.1-34.7) reported using AALs for AF practice and 20.4% (IC95% 16.8-24.4) reported frequent use Of two or more times per week. More statistically significant (p <0.05) prevalence of AAL were found among women, linearly as the distance from the home increased relative to the AAL site and the family income decreased, and among those who were sufficiently active. The results of this study indicate that a significant portion of the population uses AALs for the practice of PA, and can contribute to the elaboration of public policies for the implementation of new AALs in the city aiming at increasing opportunities for the population to practice.